2011 PRSA Board and Assembly Delegate Candidates

Nominating Committee to Meet in Chicago to Make Selections

The following PRSA members have submitted applications to the PRSA 2010 Nominating Committee for review and consideration at its July 30–Aug. 1 meeting. The Nominating Committee will choose nominees for open 2011 national PRSA Board of Directors positions. The nominees, along with any petitioned candidates, will be presented at the PRSA Leadership Assembly on Oct. 16 for approval. Click on applicant's name to view their information.  Note: applicant data may not by viewable on all smart phones.

Officers
Chair-Elect
Gerard F. Corbett, APR, Fellow PRSA
Founder & CEO
Redphlag LLC
San Bruno, CA

Philip Tate, APR
Senior Vice President
Luquire George Andrews
Charlotte, NC

Treasurer
Steven Lewis Grant, APR
Senior Manager, Public Relations
National Education Association
Washington, DC

Gail D. Liebl, APR
Director, Communications & Branding
Travelers
St. Paul, MN

Secretary
Kathy Nelson Barbour, APR
Communications Manager
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL

Board of Directors
East Central
Debra A. DeCourcy, APR
Vice President, Director of Corporate Communications
Fifth Third Bancorp
Cincinnati, OH

Stephen D. Iseman, Ph.D., APR, Fellow PRSA
Professor
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH

Mid-Atlantic
Linda Burkley, APR
President
Ardis Strategic Communications & Training
Harrisburg, PA

Midwest
Rose M. McKinney, APR
President
Risdall McKinney Public Relations
New Brighton, MN

Debra D. Peterson, APR
Manager, External Communications and Community Relations
CenturyLink
Overland Park, KS

Northeast
Kirk Hazlett, APR, Fellow PRSA
Assistant Professor, Communication
Curry College
Belmont, MA

Sunshine
Geri Ann Evans, APR
President
Evans PR Group
Longwood, FL

Tri-State
Joseph E. Cohen, APR
Group Vice President
MWW Group
East Rutherford, NJ

Deborah Radman, APR, Fellow PRSA
Senior Counselor
Darien, CT

Western
Jane E. Dvorak, APR
President
JKD & Company, Inc.
Lakewood, CO

Marisa Vallbona, APR, Fellow PRSA
President
CIM Incorporated
La Jolla, CA 92037

Director-At-Large
Regina Lewis, APR
Chief Communications Officer
The Potter's House of Dallas, Inc.
Dallas, TX

Cher Merrill, APR
Vice President of Public Relations, Marketing & Communications
Associated Industries
Spokane, WA

Susan Walton, APR
Associate Professor, Communications
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT

Assembly Delegates
At-Large (two positions open)
Michael A. Brown, Sr.
Associate, Strategic Communications
Booz Allen Hamilton
Norfolk, VA

Joyce A. Lofstrom, APR
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
HIMSS
Chicago, IL

International Delegate-at-Large (two positions open)
Anthony Bradley
Director
Bradley O'Mahoney Public Relations Limited
United Kingdom

Comment Letters Concerning Candidates
Members of the Society and other interested individuals are encouraged to send comment letters for candidates to the Nominating Committee. 

Candidates by Petition
Article VII, Section 5 of the PRSA Bylaws provides:  Nominations may also be made by petition by at least 10 Leadership Assembly delegates and filed with the secretary of the Society at the PRSA Headquarters at least 30 days (that is, Sept. 16, 2010) prior to the annual meeting of the Leadership Assembly. Immediately upon receipt of any such nominations, the secretary shall send a notice of such nominations to all members.

Timeline
Details about the nomination process timeline are available at www.prsa.org

General Information

• PRSA BYLAWS
• PRSA Strategic Operating Plan
• Nominating Committee Policies and Procedures
• 2010 Nominating Committee Members

For questions about the process, please contact Donna Jonas at PRSA Headquarters at 212-460-1403 or donna.jonas@prsa.org.

Please note that Nominating Committee deliberations are confidential.  Each committee member signs a confidentiality pledge and agrees that no information about the discussions, deliberations, decisions or votes can be disclosed at any time.